noun
Refers to the horizontal direction or orientation, especially contrasted with 縦, the vertical direction.
See also: 横になる
ノートに横の線を引いた。
I drew a horizontal line in my notebook.
この写真は横にして保存してください。
Please save this photo in landscape orientation.
noun
width; breadth; side-to-side direction
Used for the left-to-right or side-to-side dimension of an object, or for movement side to side.
See also: 首を横に振る
この机は横が一メートルある。
This desk is one meter wide.
彼女は黙って首を横に振った。
She silently shook her head from side to side.
noun
side; side face
Refers to the side surface of something such as a box, building, or vehicle, rather than the top, bottom, front, or back.
箱の横の面にラベルを貼った。
I put a label on the side of the box.
noun
beside; next to; at one's side
Indicates a position immediately to the side of someone or something; commonly used as 横に, 横で, or 横の.
母の横に座った。
I sat next to my mother.
駅の横に小さな喫茶店がある。
There is a small café beside the station.
noun
from the side; from an unrelated position; outside the matter
Used in expressions such as 横から口を挟む, where someone not directly involved cuts in or interferes from the side.
See also: 横から口を挟む
会議中に横から口を挟まないでください。
Please do not cut in from the side during the meeting.
The opposite orientation: vertical, lengthwise, or front-to-back depending on the object.
Means a neighboring place or person next to something; unlike 横, it does not usually refer to horizontal orientation or width.
Means a side, party, or surface more generally; 横 is more specifically the side/horizontal direction or position beside something.
A native Japanese word written with 横, the kanji conventionally associated with sideways, horizontal, or lateral direction. The exact historical derivation of よこ is uncertain.